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Top 3 most shocking things when North Korean girl arrived at America for the first time
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- čas přidán 7. 05. 2021
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Today, Evelyn who defected from North korea to America talk about Top 3 most shocking things when she arrived at America for the first time
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Just want to extend my love and gratitude to her American foster parents for being so kind and generous to this sweet girl who took a leap of faith and gambled on us.
yup good peeps..
I was a ward of the court and in foster homes most of my childhood. As many flaws as everyone can think to point out about our society, I was always too blinded by the good deeds and humbling moral fiber of the very same society. Like everything else, imperfection is guaranteed, but thanks for giving me and kids like me a fighting chance foster parents. That said, I'd really like to think they hand picked some diplomats or something of high standards or at least increased monitoring of wellness for situations like Evelyn's. EDIT: I absolutely adore this channel. Kudos!
@@theredbird999 I am so glad you had good experiences in the foster system and in foster homes. I did not have good experiences myself as a ward of the court in foster care and foster homes. I know many others who did not either. It was so bad for me my social worker quit after I was emancipated at 19 and called me crying and apologized for her part in the horror I went through. I am always happy to read about those rare good foster parents and good experiences a foster child has had. I will say I do not think she was a ward of the court and in the same type of fostering you and I were in.
Right! They are all stars!
@@shadowkissed2370 ,
She was an adult when she reached the US.
I am sorry for your experience as a child, I wish that there is something that I could do. I grew up with my parents in a very abusive environment, no one has contact with each other
I’ve always wanted to be a foster parent, but I can’t begin to imagine the privilege of accepting a child like Evelyn into my family. What a miracle.
Yeah you won't get a N. Korean CZcams sensation unfortunately, but please still consider. Hear me out. I spent nearly my entire childhood in foster care. Many homes, many foster brothers and sisters. They all get smashed in the skull by life's sledgehammers, emotionally speaking, when their brains aren't old enough to deal with adult situations, let alone like world altering/guardian altering situations. Surely no two situations are identical, or any two children yet the patterns of effect resulting from their traumas are similar, yet less than "miraculous". A lot of my foster brothers and sisters attempted suicide, even more fixated or at least referenced suicide often. All were in therapy. I was somehow the most normal one every home i stayed in and even i had to go to therapy. So many of them would randomly pee to bed, exorcism level tantrums. Many of these kids were so neglected and traumatized before they even got into the system that they fall into the cracks. One kid had a 45 min standoff with the police in our front yard while he wielded an ax. When it came to crazy, like BSC, every night was a potential chapter for a Rob Zombie movie. Pumped full of psychotropics and riding the short bus to special needs class is a common reality. Fostering is no Disney movie. It's closer to an anxiety ridden psychological thriller. Disney moments maybe, but followed by fist fighting sleepwalkers, cutters, kids with arson histories, others with documented homicidal tendencies, need I emphasize the bed wetting again (a joke) These foster parents deserve valor and respect on a level they are not offered, and have never been recognized for. On some level people generally accept the phrase "being a parent is everyone's hardest job", or "the hardest job". It seems indisputable that being a foster parent is even harder. You adapt and improvise, you give them love and help them overcome then they get shipped to the next home as to not shatter everyone's hearts further. Sometimes I wish the world we live in was a little more balanced with rational thought. i wish sometimes our veterans, volunteers, humanitarians, and foster parents were offered a fraction of the overwhelming credit and love we offer our celebrities, if not also a fraction of their awards and life rewards. foster parents are pretty much totally overlooked. At least our veterans get medals and healthcare I guess. It's likely an inordinate amount of them were in fact foster children at some point considering most of our volunteer military recruitment depends on low income high schoolers, delinquents convicted as adults, 18 year olds that catch their first felony (Wiped off your record for a 1 way ticket to the armed forces. do not pass go do not collect $200, or Felony for life prosecuted to the full extent of the law). Actually there is all kinds of foster parenting support websites and resource partnerships combined with school programs and grants dedicated to counseling and guiding your foster kids into the military. Hey, I guess all I'm saying is give these guys a hand. If you know a foster parent thank them like you thank a veteran. In fact definitely thank them more than the average veteran. Chances are these foster parents have seen combat, they have sacrificed their lives and their children's on some level for the benefit of children that darwin would have most certainly had other plans for during this stage of their lives. They got the scars to prove it, just not the purple hearts. Foster parents arent doing it for valor or assigned patches, medals and ribbons, they aren't doing it to go to college, or for personal pride, they aren't going to prance around in amazon.com tacticool clothes inflating their service after two beers at guidos taco palace, rather foster parents downplay it or conceal it completely. You could not succeed or last as a foster parent unless you have compassion in your heart to do something for children in your community that need it the most. Just. That. Simple. Great people, some of the most amazing people ever to walk the earth looked the other way. To put you and yours second to a stranger's child so that child can be offered a fighting chance in a dark moment in their lives with no fanfare, no parades scheduled, no fancy pants. Instead maybe a raised eyebrow at the child screaming in public, or maybe the look is for the family in line in front of you with a bunch of multi racial kids in generic clothes with two full carts and paying with a govt food card. Next time see them draped in medals. Next time see those kids in dress blues, their entire lives thus far a warzone active duty multi tour deployed in a permanently mentally destabilizing hell that people 5x their age haven't experienced in life totality, and literally could not imagine their struggles. If you have a loving family with plenty of resources, please consider even just for a bit being a beacon of hope and compassion for our children. If you don't, some fool that doesnt even care about kids will try it out for a couple months and completely screw those kids for life before they find out they arent offered a surviving wage for what they do, rather supplemental income to support the children and partial to no compensation whatsoever for personal spending on the children, including vacations, extra curricular activities, ect. This is so hugely influential as well. Imagine all the potential if we focus on the bastards of young (replacements song) The butterfly effect of a loving compassionate couple or family getting involved in foster care now, even for a year or two, is that 35 years from now maybe a couple less vets under a bridge in Seattle that would have ended up there after society's herding system for their 0 guidance 0 counseled lives comes to a dead end with their years of usefulness, a kid that would have dropped out and made meth graduates with honors, or maybe like me just knowing someone gave a damn is exactly enough to push through life's obstacles, losses and pitfalls. I promise you every single day they will think of you and how grateful they are for you, and what you made possible for them. If this is maybe good enough of a medal for you to hang right next to your heart, for nobody to see but just you and me then I think maybe I wrote this just for you.
If you are in the US our children need good foster parents. If you are really thinking about becoming a foster parent to help children please look into it. I am a former ward of the court. I have seen the horrors of foster homes that do not care about the children. The more people that actual care about the children who come into the foster system the less opportunity for those abuser's to get the kids. If not you do not think you could raise a child but still want to help please look into child advocacy. Children need a voice that will be heard.
@@shadowkissed2370 One of my reasons for wanting to buy a house is that it's so difficult to be foster-compliant in a rental. I have always considered fostering because I have had a number of friends who were in the system as kids, but in the last 6 years I have had the opportunity to work at two jobs where I dealt almost exclusively with teens. I realized I want to take the older fosters, partly because they are the most under-served group of foster kids, but also it turns out I actually just really enjoy, and am good at, working with that age group.
Several of the kids I worked with were in fact foster kids, and while I have no doubt that some are very difficult, for the most part they just needed more patience and for me (and the other adults I worked with) to show that we were consistent. It breaks my heart knowing how many of them wind up in places that are group homes in all but name with people that don't really connect with them.
Every kid needs someone to care, and with my child likely to move out in the next few years (depending on how long they stay through college), I'm at a point where I hope to be able to foster soon.
@@cristiaolson7327 I compleatly understand on the house thing. I am working towards become a foster parent myself. As soon as I can buy a house and have a stable roof over our heads (anything can happen in a rental) my husband and I will be doing all we can to become foster parents.
@@theredbird999 thank you for your understanding and kind words. We have adopted 4 children, and not many understand the struggles that stemmed from being in the system and mental health. We are blessed to have them in our lives and we love them so much. Perhaps one day they will choose to foster also.
Welcome home our fellow American.
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i agree with this 100% hugs :)
She's just a visitor
Yo her English is so good! Good job, it’s hard to learn a new language, and I imagine it was hard just coming to the US and not knowing anything
Especially since English and Korean have completely different grammatical structure, that's like going from learning how to drive a car to learning how to fly a plane x). It was rather easy for me to learn English since English is a sister language to Old Norse (now officially Icelandic since the other skandinavian languages have diverged so far from it except Icelandic since its just a slightly modified version of Old Norse due to Isolation for so long having only each other to talk to), it's so incredibly similar to Icelandic.
Especially considering the languages are very different
I spent about four years of trying to learn another language with hardly any success whatsoever (as in only being able to get a basic grasp of the writing, counting, and a few basic words), so it always impresses the hell out of me to see people capable of speaking more than one language.
Sin Alder how did you spend 4 years and barely got a grasp? What language was it?
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I wish I knew, I took classes, read text books, studied dictionaries, and so on, but it didn't work. As for the language, it was Japanese, as the mythology and history of the country fascinated me from a young age, so I wanted to learn so I could hopefully read books in Japanese, making the availability of information broader, as well as having to worry less about poor translations (this was before the internet became a common thing, mind you, so I couldn't just look things up online). I've also tried other languages (such as Spanish) for shorter periods of time (1-2 years), but had a similar lack of success. However, difficulty with second languages seems to run in my family. Many in my family have tried to learn other languages with little to no success. We tend to learn pretty quickly with our first language, however struggle terribly with other languages. At this point I've more or less resigned myself to being unable to satisfactorily learn other languages, but thankfully, with the internet being what it is now, I have access to so much information that language is a less frustrating hurtle than it used to be.
We're so nice to north koreans because we see you as strong people who risked everything to escape a totalitarian communist country.
Free the people and death to the commies!
@@Adamantian9 would be amazing if communism and socialism were abolished worldwide...
@@JonathanH1253 it would yes. The world would be a better place. History has given us many examples that Communism and socialism just doesn't work and only worsens the lives of those in it. It only benefits those in charge.
@@Adamantian9 Exactly Dude
@@ItsMeBarnaby I'm not American. I'm Icelandic.
Not everyone leaves their shoes on in the house. Many of us take our shoes off in the house. I hate tracking nastiness everywhere inside on my carpets.
Yeah I always ask when I enter someone's home. Usually around here you take them off.
same. I have slippers with treads on them to use inside. Shoes stay by the door. You feet get too sweaty and smelly if you leave shoes on all the time, anyway.
Some of us just hate shoes.
@@cathipalmer8217 forget shoes, I even hate socks 😒
Ikr!
I'm 100% American and the first thing I do when I walk into my house is take off my shoes. I started doing this as a child, mainly because I find being shoeless to be waaay more comfortable. As an adult, I eventually just started storing most of my shoes near the front door. Fortunately, due to East Asian traditions, there are nice pieces of furniture designed specifically for this purpose. Now, I have a very small entry area that has a coat closet and a shoe storage bench and nothing else (my condo is upstairs from this). Pretty much everyone sees the shoe bench and automatically removes their shoes without even asking. It's great!
Same
The fact that she's cute as heck probably didn't hurt... I'm just glad she made it out safe and is doing well now.
She is very lovely! 😍
Sorry to burst y’all’s bubble but a lot of North Koreans who escape to the west are offered free plastic surgery to fix their faces and free orthodontic work to fix their teeth. Especially if they have the personality and skills to do well on social media.
Yes, I understand that she was one of the few in NK who had a bit of privilege, but what I said still applies.
Also, I worked at the JSA and other places in Area 1 of Korea, and I did debriefings with North Koreans who left.
In my experience every American household has different rules on shoes in the house.
Yeah we don’t wear shoes in the house in Hawaii.
AZ is half and half. I don't but my dad/mom do
It's so strange, right? USA here, and for me, it feels really rude to go to someone else's house and just take off your shoes unless you're invited to do so, or unless that house has a no-shoe rule haha if I'm at home, I won't wear shoes unless I know I'll be going somewhere that day.
@@shure81 contrary wise it feels rude to me to not take them off and to be tracking in the outside into someone else's home or even my own home
It depends on how new the carpet is
Imagine if she had arrived around Halloween:
"Why are there children running around at night wearing costumes and asking for candy?!"
"It's Halloween, happens every year :)"
*Visible confusion*
Not anymore
When North Koreans ask: What is Halloween? Tell them: It is a farmer's holiday. The candy represents the surplus at harvest. The North Koreans will understand it all, instantly.
@@zeroworldcraft holy shit, that makes sense
@@ettibbet5493 - all U.S./christian holidays have some basis in other, older, cultures.
Easter, for example, is just a derivative of "The Feast of Eostre" which is an old Germanic celebration of the spring equinox.
But. like everything else about it, the Christianity "borrowed" and changed it, to suit their own purposes.
Do Koreans have vampires? I know the Chinese do! To my knowledge, every human society has a vampire myth of one sort or another...
You like what you like and don't like what you don't like. Plain and simple!
Yeah I don't like apple pie much either haha
I don't like cinnamon so much, but I like apple pie (when made w/o cinnamon).
I am like a few seconds in and thinking in my home we take our shoes off. Also in my parents home we take our shoes off. Must have been an extra chill American family LOL. She is super lovely. What a pleasure it must have been and honor to have Evelyn in your house as family.
We are not of Asian descent but always take our shoes off indoors too. Who wants outside dirt on the floors?
@@Simbecile exactly. I was always taught growing up 2 take off our shoes in the house. It feels abnormal for me 2 go 2 someone’s house and not take my shoes off.
@@Simbecile 🙌🏻🙌🏻
@@Simbecile i’m asian american so i’ve always taken shoes off inside but yes, all the white americans i know do that as well. i live in a quite advanced area (silicon valley) so people here are very educated and know that germs shouldn’t be inside the house. lol
We do too...and also not of Asian descent. I don't in someone else's home though, unless it's family and it's ok.
Evelyn is awesome. Been following her Instagram and man shes really happy and full of energy and enjoying life. So happy for her and her mom. Her foster parents are awesome.
Her: “I moved to Chicago”
Me: oh no
at least it wasn't Detroit
She should have moved to Hawaii where we are. She would fit right in.
Why? Chicago is awesome. Unless of course you believe the negative stereotypes.
@ exactly. Depends where you live. The whole of Chicago is not a warzone like media portrays.
Yes , we walk in our house with shoes . No one has to take off shoes at door ... unless you have dirty shoes . Likewise , don't walk into people's homes with dirty shoes on .
Speak for yourself. We were always taught to take our shoes off when we came in.
@@whiskybooze I think I already have
It's my house and if I want to wear shoes in it that's nobodies business. Why in gods name would anyone care what I do in my own house? I don't get it.
@@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 "I think I already have"
He meant speak *only* for yourself, not for the rest of the USA.
Well, shoes that have been worn outside are always dirty.
Americans are by nature Generous, kind and friendly people. They can be your best friend or your worst nightmare. Never threaten our freedoms.
You just had to say all that, didn't you? You understand, I hope, that most people around the world are by nature generous, yes? If you go to a traditional Filipino family, they will give you the very best food they have, even though they may be very poor...
Thank you for your continued conversations about your life experiences and various cultural perspectives. 😊👍
I'm so sad cinnamon didn't work out for her! Apple pie is so lovely, but I could see some spices like cinnamon being a bit of a flavor punch to those unfamiliar with it.
I really don't care much for cinnamon either
I also hate cinnamon in apple pie. I am ok with cinnamon rolls but hate apple pie 😖
I like cinnamon but too much of it kills off other flavors and then lets you know about it for hours after you've ate. Of course, there are Korean foods which can blow the tongue off of unsuspecting Americans - and not just strong kimchee. I spent 14 months in Korea, 2nd Infantry Div., 70-71 and generally LOVED the food.
The one dislike is Kim Jung Un.
agreed my g
I'd be pissed about losing something so hot too lol her leaving literally made N. Korea a tiny bit uglier than it already is
@@ohioagainsttheworld676 wtf bro
@@emackb1457 what, it's true.
round boy can't stand seeing anyone happy except itself.
She’s in South Korea right now and she totally meets beauty standards 😍🇰🇷
I love hearing the culture shock that you experienced when you first get here. Very cute, very funny.
People from North Korea are such strong good people. We are happy you have escaped to have a better life that you deserve. ❤️
No one can choose where they're born or the culture they're raised in, but everyone is born with dignity and deserves to be treated humanely. You chose to leave something that didn't work for you anymore on the gamble you could live a better life, at unimaginable risk to your life. You deserve nothing but respect and kindness.
She seems so sweet
Your english is very good. You seem like a very sweet person. Glad you made it here!
She's so cute I hope she is ok
She is very enjoyable due to the fact that her English is excellent. Love the story, also.
i just love her accent, it’s sassy, expensive, and kind of american but with a korean touch. she sounds like a princess and when she said hello everyone it sounded just like wonyoung
Welcome to America 🇺🇸 Kido..We ❤ Love You!..
Americans for the most part are generous and welcoming. I am glad you have your freedom and hope you have a very happy life.
Welcome to America! I am so happy you were able to find your way to America and I hope you will find happiness here!
Father in heaven bless and keep this dear one. Amen
Her parents and this young lady are awesome.
I went to a North Korean restaurant when I visited Southeast Asia called Pyongyang. I was very curious and this might the the closest I would ever get to meeting people from the DPRK. I didn't have the opportunity to talk with any of the staff and performers except for a greeting, but I'm happy I went. One day I hope I can meet a North Korean and show them kindness when they need it.
I'm so happy when I see someone from north Korea escape and go to the US. Going from the least free country on earth to the most free country is nice to see. Hopefully one day all North Koreans will have their freedom.
I sure do wish cuz I really don't like it how will the people in North Korea are doing I just want to cry because how bad it is maybe one day maybe one day they will get their freedom
We show love and support because we can’t imagine how strong you were leaving everything you knew for a chance that I’ve might be better in a completely foreign country. That is strength there and were admire that. Stay strong and stay happy!
She is such a beautiful person. Inside and out
I enjoy watching your videos and learning about how much your life has changed since coming here.
My family never wore shoes in the house which I learned from visiting my friends is an uncommon thing here.
I still keep that rule in my house and was informed by a coworker that I was rude for making guests remove their shoes when they visit.
I served 2 tours in Korea with the US Army. They are a strong people. I have great respect for them.
I'm really glad she had a nice family to help her adjust.
Shes adorable glad she's happy
Absolutely amazing young lady God bless you and your family enjoy your life in America. ..
Taking off the footwear reduces possibility of exposing harmful bacteria & dirt into your home. It also makes cleaning easier.
she's a sweetheart , best of luck to her.
What a gracious and lovely young lady. My wife and I are filled with envy of her host family! Such at great gift, to host a young Korean in America for the first time. All good things to you, young lady!
I’m just glad that you could get past all the North Korean brain-washing propaganda and see us Americans for whom we really are. Welcome home! 🇺🇸🦅
What a lovely young lady, I know quite a few South Koreans & all are exceptional, lets hope the people of the North can stand up & have a Regime change.
am i the only one who thinks she has the most lovely accent of all time? ; )
She is just SO adorable
What a lovely and pleasant young lady! I wish you all the best!
She is beautiful... I noticed that all North Korean women who have made it out shine so bright in the sunlight. And sore so high when out of the cage known as north Korea.... Such a beautiful sight they become
Wow! So happy you escaped North Korea! Welcome to America. You are beautiful and you sound very sweet! May you be blessed with happiness and love and receive all of life's wonderful gifts!
Welcome to America. We are glad to have you.
What a beautiful sweet girl .Welcome to America Miss,Welcome To your new Christmas, Welcome to Easter,welcome to New Years and Independance day
Happy to have you, I'm descended from Irish immigrants who came through Ellis island, give us you're tired, you're poor, you're huddled masses yurning to be free. . . . . . . Welcome home.
I just love the videos you make please keep make more & god blessed your very step you take in your love.
She is so sweet and pretty, hard to imagine the tough life in NK. thanks!
Amazing! You've overcome a lot of things.
Glad to have you here,PLEASE enjoy your time with us!!!
Hello!!! Greetings from the Chicago suburbs. My older sister lives in the city and loves it. I don't wear my shoes in the house and was always taught to take them off. Usually we would go in the mud room and take off all our stuff especially in the winters.
Shes so cute! I love her American accent. Its giving 'Valley Girl' and its so adorbssss. ❤️
Beautiful young lady. Glad you made it!
Yeonmi Park is in Chicago too! You should meet her! :)
You should be a movie/television star!!!
Your English is outstanding. I would've never guessed that you were a North Korean. Welcome to America!
Evelyn is so pretty. I hope she continues to run into nice people and enjoy her stay in America 💕.
Not only USA, good people everywhere around the world.
I have never left people in trouble and it does not matter if it is a fellow countryman or a foreigner, I can even starve myself, but I will not allow others to starve.
Of course, sometimes Im suffering because of my kindness to other people, but that's how I am by nature and I have to live with it, but I am sincerely glad if my help makes the life of other people better.
Ps. Hi from cold and distant Russia.
Come to Russia and i will be your foster parent if u want, i can speak Russian and English, but i can try to learn other languages to speak your language if this will save your life
Welcome, young lady, and God bless!
There's a weird disparity in the US between families who wear shoes in the house vs ones who don't. My family and friends have never seen anyone who has a family that wears shoes indoors.
My mom is Korean, shoes were a nono in the house under normal conditions. Still keep the habit now at 37 years old. Just easier to keep things clean that way.
Happy to hear you're happy!
I'm SO grateful for her loving American Foster family! God bless!
welcome to America, glad to have you here. :)
What a sweet young lady. Her foster parents are certainly special folks. Good to see.
such a wholesome story
Dam she is beautiful
Awesome I love the person you have become 🌼👏🏽
Nice video and also really good english!😯
In Polynesian culture,we are taught to take our shoes off before stepping inside,and when visiting, in New Zealand we always walk around barefoot most of time anyway,always have done. Even in Winter.
Born and raised in the US but my mom always made us take our shoes off before we went inside the house. Now it's part of my daily life.
Keep up the Great work
I adore this woman
Thank you for the Great video
What a sweet person!😊
We hosted Asian kids during the summers. We had a lot of fun learning from each other. I totally recommend it!
I would love to see a video of her with her foster family too. They sound like good people.
A brave and very beautiful young woman.
I am amazed how well you have learned English. I would have so much more trouble learning a new language.
i'm Canadian, and wearing shoes in the house is shocking to me too!! i would never do that!!!😱😱😱
She is so cute.
Congratulations on escaping north Korea and welcome to America! Your English is way better than my Korean.
I like her take on American Culture although NOW she’s in America she has the Decision of HERSELF if she wants to NOT wear shoes in her Own Home.
I Change my sneakers when I arrive home everyday, to my indoor sneakers b/c I just prefer to wear Clean sneakers inside my house.
shoes: Removing shoes on entering makes sense. So after 70 years in US, I remove them.Simplifies cleaning. More comfortable. Evelyn is very impressive- she changed cultures, world view, language because she understood that changing nations would improve her lfe. Kudos to her foster family. What a massive gift! re ygdrassil world tree vs Celtic yule gifts: These are separate traditions that have been blended. Neither is Christian, and are not mutually compatible.
YESS A FELLOW CHICAGOAN 🤝 we welcome you, love!
Very cute girl! God Bless
As a fellow American, God bless you Evelyn!
"Why did she cook the apple?"
... ahh..... hmmmm...... Never thought I would be sitting here pondering that question.
Earlyyy !
Oh but I love cinammon
We love you!!!!
So glad you escaped that terrible government. Thank God you are adapting so good now. God Bless